Open Source Content Management System ( Part 2)

1. The Open Source Content Management System
   OpenCms is a professional level Open Source Website Content Management System. OpenCms helps to create and manage complex websites easily without knowledge of html. An integrated WYSIWYG editor with a user interface similar to well known office applications helps the user creating the contents, while a sophisticated template engine enforces a site-wide corporate layout. As true Open Source software, OpenCms is completely free of licensing costs. OpenCms is based on Java and XML technology. Therefore it fits perfectly into almost any existing modern IT infrastructure. OpenCms runs in a "full open source" environment (e.g. Linux, Apache, Tomcat, MySQL) as well as on commercial components (e.g. Windows NT, IIS, BEA Weblogic, Oracle DB).
   
2. Open Source Content Management Systems (CMS) in Java
   InfoGlue is an advanced, scalable and robust content management / Portal platform written in 100% Java. It is suitable for a wide range of applications and organisations. Typical uses include public websites, portal solutions, intranets and extranets. The platform is released under the GPL-license and it can be run on almost any platform and most known databases. Magnolia is the first open-source content-management-system (CMS) which has been built from scratch to support the upcoming standard API for java content repositories (JCR).
   
3. Open source Content Management Frameworks
   The data of the CMF/S projects listed below are NOT maintained by OSCOM itself, but rather by people from each project. Please contact them directly in case the data might be outdated. OSCOM is the international association connecting users and developers of Open Source Content Management solutions. OSCOM organizes events, promotes standards and undertakes projects to further the state of the art of Open Source Content Management. OSCOM promotes Open Source Content Management solutions as powerful, affordable and flexible replacements for proprietary products.
   
4. Open-source content management systems
   open-source software has been seen as an increasingly mainstream part of the market. This has been fuelled by the growth of the internet, including the continued market dominance of Apache, and the mindshare of Linux. Backing by large vendors such as IBM has further solidified the position of open-source solutions, to the extent that the corporate world is now seeing open-source as a viable option. The field of content management systems (CMSs) has seen particularly strong growth in open-source solutions, perhaps in direct response to the very high prices that commercial CMSs have historically demanded. Open-source CMSs have now matured to the point where they should be considered side-by-side with commercial alternatives. This is not a reflection of 'open-source zeal', rather a recognition that there exist sensible business alternatives to commercial solutions.
   
   
5. Apache Lenya - Open Source Content Management
   Apache Lenya is an Open Source Java/XML Content Management System and comes with revision control, site management, scheduling, search, WYSIWYG editors, and workflow. Cocoon Features
   * Apache Cocoon is a web development framework built around the concepts of component-based web development and separation of concerns, ensuring that people can interact and collaborate on a project without stepping on each other toes.
   * Cocoon implements these concepts around the notion of component pipelines, each component on the pipeline specializing in a particular operation (usual pipeline uses a Generator, Transformers and a Serializer). This makes it possible to use a Lego(tm)-like approach in building web solutions, hooking together components into pipelines without requiring programming.
   * Advanced Control Flow: continuation-based page flow hides the complexity of request/response processing and is cleanly separated from the view and data components.
   
6. A review of open source content management systems
   Many companies are interested in the possibilities of content management, to help them build websites which are easy to maintain. But the prohibitive cost of most commercial content management systems (CMSs) can put be a put off. Open source CMSs offer a cost effective way to build a "content managed website". In this series of articles, we review some of the better known offerings, and explain how they could be put to use within an organization. The number of open source CMSs is remarkable: to give you a rough idea, I looked into approximately 35 while compiling this review. Many of these were high profile CMSs, and there are countless others I could have covered. Useful sources of information I consulted include Open Source CMS, which has demos available for many of the systems described. However, it only covers systems based on PHP.
   
7. A Flexible Open Source Content Management System
   The definition according to the Open Software Initiative is "Software where the source code (the language in which the program is written) is freely distributed with the right to modify the code, and on the condition redistribution is not restricted, and indeed is obtainable for no more than the reasonable cost of reproduction." As opposed to proprietary software that provides you with executable binary code only, not the human readable source code it is derived from. The father of the movement Richard Stallman, founded the FSF in 1984 and from this cause Open Source was born. Open Source Software (OSS) and the FSF movements are different but are not unlike two political parties in the development community.
   
8. Open Source Document Management Solutions Written in Java
   Content Management Systems (CMS) have always been a nebulous term. That's one reason that I've never included this category in my reviews of Java open source projects. One of the primary features of a CMS is its support for Repository services. In recent months, there have been a couple of CMS implementations that supported JSR-170 (i.e a standard content repository specification). In general these capabilities are orthogonal to the presentation features available in many CMS. The primary intent of document repostiories is to support scalable management of large documents. This review contains CMS implementations that place more emphasis on this rather than the presentation layer.
   
9. Open Source Content Management Systems Directory
   Aegir CMS is a full-featured Content Management System built on the popular Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP (LAMP) platform powered by the Midgard Content Management framework application server. It requires a working installation of Midgard 1.4.x. Aegir CMS is derived from the succesful Nadmin Studio code base. The application is licensed under the Artistic License-derived "HKLC Nadmin Studio Interface" License. Apache Lenya (formerly Wyona CMS) is an Open-Source Content Management and Publishing System written in 100% pure Java. It is based on open standards such as XML and XSLT. One of its core components is Cocoon from the Apache Software Foundation, and Lenya is now an Apache Cocoon subproject.
   
10. Content management system - Wikipedia
    A content management system (CMS) is a computer software system for organizing and facilitating collaborative creation of documents and other content. A content management system is sometimes a web application used for managing websites and web content, though in many cases, content management systems require special client software for editing and constructing articles. They can also be used for storage and single sourcing of documentation for a firm including but not limited to operators' manuals, technical manuals, sales guides, etc. The market for content management systems remains fragmented, with many open-source and proprietary solutions available. Several recognised types of content management systems exist:
    * Web content management systems assist in automating various aspects of web publishing, such as wikis.
    * Transactional content management systems (T-CMS) assist in managing e-commerce transactions.
    * Integrated content management systems (I-CMS) assist in managing enterprise documents and content.
    
11. TYPO3 Content Management System
    TYPO3.org is the main developer resource of the TYPO3 project, a free CMS framework released under the GPL. This site provides lots of information about creating sites, writing extensions and developing the core of TYPO3. The news below are compiled from our various news feeds. For more news and information how to subscribe to the feeds, please visit news.typo3.org. Please note that some parts of the TYPO3.org website are still in beta phase. If you experience any problems please read the notice at the TYPO3.org team homepage.
    
12. Learning Content Management System
    ATutor is an Open Source Web-based Learning Content Management System (LCMS) designed with accessibility and adaptability in mind. Administrators can install or update ATutor in minutes, develop custom templates to give ATutor a new look, and easily extend its functionality with feature modules. Educators can quickly assemble, package, and redistribute Web-based instructional content, easily retrieve and import prepackaged content, and conduct their courses online. Students learn in an adaptive learning environment. Tutor is the first inclusive LCMS, complying with the W3C WCAG 1.0 accessibility specifications at the AA+ level, allowing access to all potential learners, instructors, and administrators, including those with disabilities who may be accessing the system using assistive technologies. Conformance with W3C XHTML 1.0 specifications ensures that ATutor is presented consistently in any standards compliant technology.
    
13. How to Choose an Open Source Content Management System
    A CMS is a system that manages a website's content, without requiring any HTML knowledge, to link pages and to control how the pages look. A CMS makes it much easier for users to create, edit, and publish the content on a website. With the above understanding of your requirements, this is where the rubber hits the road, so to speak. The fun begins with some hands-on experimenting with Content Management Systems, and oodles of research. opensourceCMS.com is the only site of its class that lets you play with a whole array of open source CMS with full administrator privileges before you do the installation on your own site. There are several categories of CMS at the site to choose from: Portal, Blogs, e-Commerce, Groupware, Forums, e-Learning, Image Galleries, Wiki, Lite and Miscellaneous.
    
14. Choosing an open source content management system
    Last year, Builder.com columnist Shelly Doll wrote an article titled "Will open source finally kill off the $1.2m CMS money pit?" The article prodded me to learn more about open source CMSs and to see what options they offer and what level of support is available. I began my open source CMS exploration the wrong way, with insufficient preparation. Before downloading, installing, configuring, and testing an open source CMS, it's important to have a roadmap of the features you need, including the license, level of support, and security features. Open source doesn't always mean free. Some licenses allow noncommercial use of software for free; others (such as GPL) are free but require you to list the original copyright; otherwise, you must buy a license. Think about your application and then choose the option that's most cost effective for your needs.
    
15. Evaluating Open-Source Content Management Systems
    Using a content management system (CMS) to manage a Web site used to be a luxury within the reach of only those who had the technical resources to build a custom solution or the financial resources to afford a proprietary one. In recent years, numerous pre-built open-source CMSes have emerged as viable alternatives to costly proprietary products or custom-built solutions. Cost savings are not the only reason why open-source CMSes are gaining in popularity. Unlike proprietary products, the source code for open-source CMSes is freely available so it is possible to customize the CMS to match your project's requirements. Customized versions also can be redistributed according to the terms of their licenses. In addition, the benefit of free technical support provided by the Open Source community cannot be discounted.
    

Open Source CMS

1. Open Source Content Management
   OSCOM is the international association connecting users and developers of Open Source Content Management solutions. OSCOM organizes events, promotes standards and undertakes projects to further the state of the art of Open Source Content Management. OSCOM promotes Open Source Content Management solutions as powerful, affordable and flexible replacements for proprietary products. Be at the center of all things Open Source Content Management by getting involved in OSCOM. Make informed decisions as a CMS evaluator by joining the discussion in our mailing list, or help set standards by collaborating with OSCOM as a developer.
   
   
2. Open Source CMS
   This site was created with one goal in mind. To give you the opportunity to "try out" some of the best php/mysql based free and open source software systems in the world. You are welcome to be the administrator of any site here, allowing you to decide which system best suits your needs. The administrator username and password is given for every system and each system is deleted and re-installed every two hours. This allows you to to add and delete content, change the way things look, basically be the admin of any system here without fear of breaking anything. At the upper left hand side of your screen you will see a clock that is counting down. What it shows is how much time is left in this two hour demo window.
   
3. Open Source Enterprise Content Management System
   eZ publish basics provides an introduction to the architecture and concepts of the eZ publish Enterprise Content Management System. It is written for developers and administrators who want to expand their understanding of the system or who want to extend and customize their eZ publish installation. In addition to basic concepts, the book includes examples that show how to perform common tasks and create simple extensions. This book is compatible with eZ publish versions 3.5 to 3.8. It can be used as a self-study guide, as a textbook for the eZ publish certification course, or as an aid for preparing for the eZ publish web developer certification.
   The following topics are covered:
   * Installation
   * The architecture of eZ publish
   * Content management concepts
   * Design-related issues
   
4. TYPO3 content Management system
   TYPO3 is a free Open Source content management system for enterprise purposes on the web and in intranets. It offers full flexibility and extendability while featuring an accomplished set of ready-made interfaces, functions and modules. The new version of the Open Source Content Management Framework impresses with focused branding, standards compliant templating and versioning. Today the TYPO3 Association is launching version 4.0, a new release of the successful open source project, TYPO3. The new CMS version makes it impressively clear that TYPO3 has reached a new level of maturity as it reinforces its key position in the worldwide ECMS market.
   
5. Open-source CMS: On the rise
   The flurry of recent products at Berkeley's OSCOM (open-source Content Management) conference September and new interest from large enterprises indicate that open-source CMS is about to make big gains in acceptance. The tough economic times make open-source CMS look even more appealing, but the ability to customize the code is also a driving force. "Right now people are just not that interested in spending the kind of money that the major products are asking, and are instead looking for low cost alternatives. But the advantage of open-source solutions goes beyond cost savings. Content management, by its very nature, requires a degree of customization, and by having access to the source code, developers can do things like add support for a unique content type right into the codebase--an option not possible with proprietary tools.
   
6. A Joomla Open Source CMS Fansite
   We are proud to present you our latest template for Mambo and Joomla called AkoGreenFire. It is a two-column, business template with a large, changeable header image. AkoGreenFire is a fixed-width design made for modern company and organisation websites. It is available for sale since today over at MamboShop.com. Of course you will find all known features such as six different module positions or live bookmark support inlcuded. Again we added a some extras to the AkoGreenFire package to give our customers the possibility to instantly use the template. We included:
   * 175 ready to run, sized header images
   * 75 fully transparent, high quality icons
   * 40 nice favicons for your website
   
7. Making A Better Open Source CMS
   Open source content management software sucks. It sucks really badly. The only things worse is every commercial CMS I've used. But it really doesn't have to be that way. I did some research recently at OpenSourceCMS.com -- a fantastic site that lets you play with dozens of CMS installations -- and left pretty depressed. What I experienced was obtuse and complex software that was packed with gratuitous features at the expense of usability and user experience. It was software written by geeks, for geeks. This whole category of software desperately needs to be redesigned with writers, editors, designers, and site owners in mind. Here are my recommendations to the folks writing open source content management systems.
   
8. How to choose an open-source CMS
   Gottlieb is the author of Content Management Problems and Open Source Solutions, a whitepaper which summarises 15 open-source projects and distinguishes between open-source CMS and proprietary software selection. Open source happens out in the open. By subscribing to user mail lists and other communication channels, it is easy to learn about what others are doing with the software, which features are good, and which features need work. Reading a project roadmap or the publicly accessible bug lists will tell you where the project is going, who is driving it, and whether the team is well organised. You can also get a feel for the personalities and the social dynamics of the group.
   
9. Open-Source CMS: Prohibitively Fractured
   Linux and Apache continue to win hearts and minds. Interestingly, however, the major open-source content management projects have not advanced as rapidly as their commercial competitors in the past two years. It's puzzling and a little disappointing. This is not to say that there hasn't been a lot of work going on. Just the opposite: depending on which list you consult, you can choose from among 45 to 75 or more active open-source CMS projects out there. What appears to have happened is that development resources have become dissipated among so many different initiatives that seemingly none of them is achieving critical velocity. Moreover, an emphasis on technical elegance over end-user features goes against what the CMS marketplace is looking for today.
   
10. Powerful open source Content Management System
    This is the development and community site for Plone, a content management system with strong multilingual support. You'll find news about Plone and its related products, documentation, links to downloads, and information about the non-profit Plone Foundation. Plone is powerful and flexible. It is ideal as an intranet and extranet server, as a document publishing system, a portal server and as a groupware tool for collaboration between separately located entities. Plone is easy to use. The Plone Team includes usability experts who have made Plone easy and attractive for content managers to add, update, and maintain content.
    
11. Plenty of Choice in Open-Source CMS
    There are dozens of Linux distributions, but only one Linux. There are over a dozen open-source Web servers, but only one Apache. When it comes to content management systems, however, there are over a hundred choices, and there is no market leader. And, unlike Linux, where the distributions are variations on a single theme, most CMSes (content management systems) are quite incompatible with each other and take very different routes to achieve the goal of making complex Web sites manageable. Don't think, by the way, that Byrne is an open-source Luddite. CMS Watch, the leading Web-based portal on CMSes, was first built on LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) using the Midgard open-source CMS.
    
12. Open Source CMS & DRM
    Open Source CMS allows Artist-Hackers to get under the hood to change themes, graphics, UI, sound quality, modules, etc. Open Source CMS coupled with RDF/RSS fosters efficient searches and syndication on the semantic web, and thus effective distribution. Open Source CMS coupled with an extensible rights language such as the CC licenses expressed in RDF/RSS allows a full spectrum of rights definitions in parallel with distribution. Open security standards and protocols afford financial transactions, secure delivery, and trusted ratings for marketplaces and content. There are great divides in the contemporary media industry. Many companies and individuals are finding themselves on the wrong side of the laws--Moore's Law, Metcalfe's Law, and Constitutional Law. Authena is devoted to keeping artists and entreprenuers on the right side of the laws.
    
13. Choosing an open source CMS
    It seems as if everyone is a Web publisher today - from the habitual bloggers and online diarists to the companies running major news outlets, portals, and magazines - and they're all using some kind of database-backed content management system (CMS) to do it. There are a lot of CMS choices - Drupal, Mambo, Bricolage, WordPress, and Plone are some of the most recognizable names. While they all perform the same basic functions, you have to pick only one. Essentially, these systems all manage a database containing your content, providing a method of input (usually Web-based), and outputting Web pages from the database according to the specifications in templates and configuration files. The fancier systems feature support multiple output formats, access and version control, and are built around the concept of publication "workflow," as you'd see in the busy production area of an old-fashioned print publication.
    
14. Midgard Content Management System
    Midgard CMS is an Open Source Content Management System built on top of the Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP (LAMP) platform. It provides a reliable, powerful and internationalized set of tools for building web sites and networked applications. Midgard utilizes PHP as the web scripting language and provides integration interfaces on Java and C layers. Midgard's unique architecture enables it to provide services like single sign-on and replication. With these capabilities and the integrated full-text search system, Midgard is an excellent match for information-rich web sites and intranets.
    
15. Evaluating Open-Source Content Management Systems
    Using a content management system (CMS) to manage a Web site used to be a luxury within the reach of only those who had the technical resources to build a custom solution or the financial resources to afford a proprietary one. In recent years, numerous pre-built open-source CMSes have emerged as viable alternatives to costly proprietary products or custom-built solutions. Cost savings are not the only reason why open-source CMSes are gaining in popularity. Unlike proprietary products, the source code for open-source CMSes is freely available so it is possible to customize the CMS to match your project's requirements. Customized versions also can be redistributed according to the terms of their licenses. In addition, the benefit of free technical support provided by the Open Source community cannot be discounted.
    
16. Take advantage of the Zope OSCMS framework
    Zope is not based on the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) development model that I know and love. It is written in Python with its own Web server (Zserver) and database capabilities (ZODB). However, it does connect and work well with Apache and MySQL. Instead of PHP, Zope uses something called DTML, which is Zope's own markup language. DTML is similar to PHP, but it is used only for the data presentation layer. The Zope Content Management Framework (CMF) is a development framework you can use to build a customized CMS. The CMF sits on top of the Zope Core application server system. It is a robust offering of tools and services that includes group-based content management, a permissions-based workflow system, and a customization framework.
    
17. largest gathering of open source experts
    Cignex, the deployment leader in open source consulting and software services, will host the open source CMS industry’s largest gathering of open source experts at the Goldegg Packaging Sprint, at its Santa Clara headquarters. Founded and funded by Cignex, the Goldegg initiative brings together one of the largest groups of open source experts and innovators in the content management (CM) industry to make the open source Plone CMS a viable alternative for enterprise CM. The Santa Clara session will assemble 17 top developers from 13 companies and three countries. The goal of the session will be to establish a package distribution method that will lower the total cost of ownership for businesses that use the Plone stack for enterprise CMS.
    
18. A Flexible Open Source Content Management System
    PostNuke is your answer, you can have your site up and running within minutes of download. Features include:
    * Modular Structure
    * Customized Functionality through Third-Party Modules
    * Advanced User Group Permissions System
    * Multi-language Support (About 36 Language Packs Available)
    * Embedded WYSIWYG HTML Editor Activated
    * Site Search
    
19. Apache Lenya - Open Source Content Management
    Apache Lenya is an Open Source Java/XML Content Management System and comes with revision control, site management, scheduling, search, WYSIWYG editors, and workflow. Cocoon Features:
    # Apache Cocoon is a web development framework built around the concepts of component-based web development and separation of concerns, ensuring that people can interact and collaborate on a project without stepping on each other toes.
    # Cocoon implements these concepts around the notion of component pipelines, each component on the pipeline specializing in a particular operation (usual pipeline uses a Generator, Transformers and a Serializer). This makes it possible to use a Lego(tm)-like approach in building web solutions, hooking together components into pipelines without requiring programming.
    
20. Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS)
    This page provides links to open source Course Management Systems aimed at the Higher Education market. Listed in alphabetical order.ATutor is an Open Source Web-based Learning Content Management System (LCMS) designed with accessibility and adaptability in mind. Administrators can install or update ATutor in minutes. Educators can quickly assemble Web-based instructional content. Students learn in an adaptive learning environment. Learning management system written in java and built over turbine framework. development for regional Indian languages in progress. Currently used by many Indian universities and college." Fedora is a general purpose repository service developed jointly by The University of Virginia Library and Cornell University. The Fedora project is devoted to the goal of providing open-source repository software that can serve as the foundation for many types of information management systems.
    
21. Making a better open source CMS
    Open source content management software sucks. It sucks really badly. The only things worse is every commercial CMS I've used. But it really doesn't have to be that way. For those that want the short version, here are the key points:
    * Make it easy to install
    * Make it easy to get started
    * Write task-based documentation first
    * Separate the administration of the CMS from the editing and managing of content
    * Users of a public web site should never- never -be presented with a way to log into the CMS
    
22. Open Source CMS and Blogging Tools Summit
    This is the official first post announcing planning of the Open Source CMS and Blogging Tools Summit. I'm taking the opportunity of the Northern Voice conference (and especially the spirit of Moose Camp) to try and put together a mini-conference of a variety of open source communities. The great thing about open source is that we can all share and learn from each other. Our only goal is to make our own "product better and -unlike proprietary systems-there is a large incentive to work together on shared areas of interest. This is made even easier when there are other areas of overlap, like the standard "stack" of technologies that support these tools, from the Linux operating system, the Apache web server, MySQL and PostgreSQL databases, and Python/Perl/PHP coding languages.